There are pros and cons to any decision you make. Ultimately, you have to go with what is the most logical, what fits, what’s right.
MEGAComm is our national conference, a serious endeavor representing our community. Last year, dozens of international tech writers joined and were amazed at the quality of the presenters AND the quality of the comments. MEGAComm deserves to be 2 days, like almost every other technical writing conference in the world AND we, as technical writers/communicators deserve to be treated as other professionals in the world – given the time to meet others, learn, keep up with what’s happening.
Why? Logical question, so here are some logical answers:
Where are there 2-day conferences?
- India
- Germany (3 days)
- Italy
- Austria
- Serbia
- Netherlands (3 days)
- Bulgaria
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Ireland
- England
- STC Illinois (4 days)
- ContentTECH Summit (3 days)
- Write the Docs Portland (3 days)
- Poland (3 days)
- LavaCon – New Orleans (4 days)
- API THE DOCS (3 days)
- ConVEx Arizona (3 days)
Where WAS there 1-day conferences?
- Israel
Our community in Israel includes hundreds (perhaps thousands) of technical writers working in both Hebrew and English (and sometimes in other languages). We have been working to build a professional organization – tekom Israel, have regular meetups, have an active email list – Techshoret, an active Facebook group, active LinkedIn groups and more.
This year, for the first time, we will join dozens of other countries in having a professional, two-day conference. Because MEGAComm 2024 will be once again be online, everyone is welcome to come and enjoy, learn, and benefit from watching recordings for up to three months
And a final word. Lavacon costs about $500 per day (MEGAComm costs less for both days). The STC Summit is 4 days and costs over 5,000 NIS ($1,495). MEGAComm is a fraction of most conferences and offers not only a comparable experience in terms of content but one that is unique to our community.